Notice2026-04038
Notice of Inventory Completion: San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA
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Published
March 2, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), San Bernardino County Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10129-10130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04038]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6972; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042113; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: San Bernardino County Museum,
Redlands, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), San Bernardino County Museum has completed
an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after April 1, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
in this notice to Gabrielle Carpentier, San Bernardino County Museum,
2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e08781829289858c8c85ce83819290858e94898592a09382838dce9382838f958e9499ce878f96"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c1b1d1e0e1519101019521f1d0e0c19120815190e3c0f1e1f11520f1e1f1309120805521b130a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of San
Bernardino County Museum, and additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. This individual
was removed near Visalia, California.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. This individual
was removed from Ducor, California, near Porterville, by Benjamin
McCown.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition history of the human remains described in this
notice.
Determinations
San Bernardino County Museum has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of
California; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria,
California; Table Mountain Rancheria; Tejon Indian Tribe; and the Tule
River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this
notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after April 1, 2026. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, San Bernardino County Museum must
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a
single request and not competing requests. San Bernardino County Museum
is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes
and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and any
other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
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U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: February 20, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-04038 Filed 2-27-26; 8:45 am]
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